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The largest countries by area
10th place: Algeria is a state in North Africa with an area of 2,381,740 km². Algeria is the largest country in Africa by area.
9th place: Kazakhstan is a state with an area of 2,724,902 km², located in the center of Eurasia, most of which belongs to Asia, and a smaller part to Europe. Kazakhstan is the fourth largest country in Asia.
8th place: Argentina is a state in South America with an area of 2,766,890 km². Argentina is the second largest country in South America.
7th place: India is a state in South Asia with an area of 3,287,263 km². India is the third largest country in Asia.
6th place: Australia is a state in the Southern Hemisphere, occupying mainland Australia, the island of Tasmania and several other islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The area of Australia is 7,692,024 km².
5th place: Brazil is a state in South America with an area of 8,514,877 km². Brazil is the largest country by area South America.
4th place: The United States of America is the second largest state in North America. You can find different data on the area of the United States. The CIA World Book of Facts gives a figure of 9,826,675 km², which puts the United States in third place in terms of territory among the countries of the world, but the CIA data take into account the area of territorial waters (5.6 km from the coasts). The Encyclopedia Britannica indicates the area of the United States, excluding territorial and coastal waters, as 9,526,468 km². Thus, the US is still smaller than China in area.
3rd place: China is a state in East Asia with an area of 9,598,077 km² (including Hong Kong and Macau). China is the second largest country in Asia.
2nd place: Canada is the largest state in North America by territory with an area of 9,984,670 km².
1st place: the largest country in the world by territory - Russia, its area in 2014 (after the annexation of Crimea) is 17,124,442 km². Russia is both in Europe and in Asia. The area of the European part of Russia is about 3.986 million km², which is much larger than the area of any European country. The European part of Russia makes up about 40% of the territory of the whole of Europe. 77% of the territory of Russia is located in Asia, the Asian part of Russia has an area of 13.1 million km², which is also larger than the area of any Asian country. Thus, Russia is the largest country in terms of area in both Europe and Asia.
The largest states by area by continents and parts of the world
The largest country in Asia is Russia(the area of the European part of Russia is 3.986 million km²).
The largest country in Europe is Russia(the area of the Asian part of Russia is 13.1 million km²).
The largest country in Africa is Algeria (area 2.38 million km²).
The largest country in South America is Brazil (area 8.51 million km²).
The largest country in North America is Canada (area 9.98 million km²).
The largest country in Oceania is Australia (area 7.69 million km²).
The largest countries in the world by population
10th place: Japan - an island state in East Asia with a population of 127.2 million people.
9th place: Russia- population 146 million people.
8th place: Bangladesh - a state in South Asia with a population of 163.6 million people.
7th place: Nigeria - a state in West Africa with a population of 174.5 million people.
6th place: Pakistan is a state in South Asia with a population of 193.2 million people.
The history of the state goes back thousands of years. It was thanks to the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire that the world got acquainted with gunpowder, a compass and other things, without which modern life. The size increased with each conquest, because you need to place a huge number of inhabitants where you are the leader. What is the girth of the territory of China, how many of its competing countries, read in the article.
Current data for 2019
According to current statistics, China on the scale is 9.598.077 km², with Hong Kong and Taiwan increasing to 9,634,057 square km. As a percentage, this is equal to about 7 percent of the land mass of the entire planet. If you look at the ranking table, you can see some inconsistencies. According to some, China ranks third, according to others - fourth.
The country stretches from the Pamir mountain system, near Wuqia County in the west to the junction of the Heilongjiang and Ussuri river systems (the difference in degree ratio is 62⁰ in east longitude). In the north, the extreme point is the fairway of the first river, where Cape Zengmuanp is located on the border with Russia, in the south - the extreme cliff on the group of Nanshatsyundao islands (in latitude the length is 49 degrees). On land, the border runs along the length of 22,000 units, and along the coast - 18,000 km. If you capture marine inclusions, then it lengthens to 32 thousand. bordering countries South-East Asia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, India and many others.
There is also plenty of water. On the eastern and southern sides, the shores are washed by the Bohai, Yellow, East China, and South China seas. They are connected common system with the Pacific and Indian Oceans, adding another 4.8 million km² to the land area.
The difference between China and Russia
Comparing China with Russia in terms of area is not quite the right idea. What reasons:
- too much difference in size. In scale ratio, the area of the former is less than seven million square kilometers;
- rating. Russia ranks first, China no higher than third;
- more land and sea neighbors, of which the largest territory fits;
- Russia is located in two mainland zones, China - in one.
For reference: the total size of the territory of Russia is 17.125.191 square units(with Crimea). Of these, almost 4 million turned out to be in Europe, surpassing in area all neighboring countries, as well as abroad. In Asia, 13 million. It borders on the Scandinavian, East Asian countries and most of the CIS. It is located on the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic oceans. From the eastern part it is washed by the Okhotsk, Japanese, from the northern - by the Kara, East Siberian, Barents, Chukchi, White; from the west - the Baltic, from the south-west - the Azov and Black Seas. The length of the border is 60932 kilometers. The sea area extends for 38.800 km.
“An ambiguous situation arises from 17 hectares of Russian territory, in the Altai Republic. Despite the peace agreement, the Chinese government considers this land to belong to their state and urges the people to return it."
Which country is bigger - USA or China
- The CIA considers that both in terms of the net size of the mainland (without disputed territories), and in terms of area with all the islands and sea space, the United States ranks second after Russia (9,826,675 square km.). China and Canada lag behind the country. However, the data is currently out of date due to new studies and the fact that the area is listed with border waters.
- The Britannica, an encyclopedic reference, gives data of 9,526,468 kilometers squared. Only the land area with islands is taken into account here. Without them, it decreases to 9,519,431 km². So, the country is losing ground, China is in the top three, but the difference is only 80 thousand km².
Data: by area, the country is the fourth in the world and the second in North America. It borders Canada to the north and southeast (from Alaska) and Mexico to the south. The country is surrounded by such oceans as the Pacific (Bering Sea), the Arctic (Beaufort Sea) and the Atlantic. The length of the border line is 12,217 km.
How many times is Canada larger than China
Unlike the United States, everything is simpler with Canada - it does not have a significant difference in the data, and there are no disputed territories. To do this, you need to compare how many times the areas differ:
- area of countries: Canada - 9,984,670 km², China - 9,598,962 km²;
- the difference between them is 385,708 sq/km;
- the state in North America occupies a leading position in size, overtaking its neighbors. The Asian country is only the second on its mainland;
- in the world, Canada is second only to Russia (2nd place), China is the last in the top three.
“In the early 90s of the twentieth century, information appeared in world directories that Canada was the largest state in the world. However, when the separation of territories ended in Russia and new indicators began to be calculated, we had to return to second place.
A little about the country: the maple leaf country is located on a vast taiga territory, tundra and arctic deserts dominate on the island part. The United States runs along the land border (from the south and northwest), along the sea - Denmark (Greenland) and France (Saint Pierre and Miquelon). It borders the same three oceans as the United States, but is added by the Beauford and Labrador seas. extreme geographical points states: from the north - 83 degrees north latitude, from the south - 41⁰ north latitude; from the west - 141⁰ west longitude, from the east - 52 degrees west longitude. The length of the border line is 8893 km. The size of the sea area is 243 thousand kilometers.
Comparison of India and China
If in terms of population the countries are worthy competitors, then in terms of area, India is significantly inferior to China. You need to compare the following numbers:
- area sizes: 9,598,962 vs. 3,287,263 sq/km. (three times less than the area of the Celestial Empire);
- India ranks third in the Asian continent, China second;
- in the world ranking - seventh against third;
- the difference between the republics is 6,311,699 square kilometers.
“Kashmir is still a disputed state fought over by India, China and Pakistan. The conflict has been going on since 1947 and continues to this day.”
Information about the country: India is located on Hindustan - a peninsula resembling a triangle. Has a natural boundary with Himalayan mountains. Neighbor countries: Bhutan, China, Nepal, Afghanistan (from the north); Bangladesh, Myanmar (south), Pakistan (west). It has maritime restrictions with Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia and Thailand. It is washed by the waters of the Indian Ocean, the Arabian and Laccadive Seas. 14 thousand units of the length of the border zone in the environment.
Summing up
The regulation of conflicts over area with some states does not lead to the desired results. Despite this, the Celestial Empire can boast of its area, and its large population, and powerful production. If power increases, then territorial disputes will be resolved much faster, without wars and bloodshed.
You can designate the ten largest countries in the world in several categories.
- Usually such states are those that located on largest territories . With such a classification, of course, the first place will be taken by the Russian Federation.
- You can also determine the largest countries in the world by population. In this case, the title of the largest state will go to China, because 1.2 billion people live in this country.
- Sometimes the largest states are considered most economically developed countries that jointly pursue their policies are the so-called "Group of Eight countries" - England, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan and Russia, and, of course, the United States of America - the state with the highest economic indicators in the world.
the site decided to compile its own rating and determine the largest countries by area. The top ten most include countries of different continents. Five countries are located on the American continent, four states are in Eurasia, and one is in Africa. The most common language of communication in some of these states is English. It is used in the United States, Canada, Australia and India. Russian is used in our country and Kazakhstan.
1 place. Russian Federation, area - 17,126,122 km²
In terms of territory, our country loses only to the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. The area of Russia, including Crimea, is 17,126,122 km². Thus, Russia occupies approximately 11.41% of the entire earth's land area, and about 12.5% of the planet's lands inhabited by people.
2nd place. Canada, area - 9,984,670 km²
Canada is next. This country is located on approximately 40% of the territory of the entire continent of North America and occupies 9,984,670 km². 9,093,507 km² is the land area, which is 6.1% of the land area of our entire planet. In other words, Canada is almost 1.7 times smaller than Russia. By the way, it is on the territory of this country that the northernmost point in the world where people still live is located - this is the Alert station of the Canadian Forces, which is located only 834 km from the North Pole.
3rd place. China, area - 9,596,960 km²
China is located on a territory of 9,596,960 km², of which 9,326,410 km² is land (6.26% of the total land area of the Earth). Chinese People's Republic It is also the largest country in the world in terms of population. In 2009, about 1 billion 339 million people officially lived in it. Sometimes the third largest country in the world is called the United States of America.
4th place. United States of America, area - 9,518,900 km²
In Russian sources, the United States is usually put in fourth place in the list of the largest countries and its area is considered to be 9,518,900 km². However, there are materials English language(for example, CIA The World Factbook), in which the area of \u200b\u200bAmerica is approximately equal to 9,826,630 km², where 9,161,923 km² is land area (6.15% of the planet's land mass), which puts it in third place in terms of territory. In addition, America is the third most populated country in the world.
5th place. Brazil, area - 8,511,965 km²
This is the most populous and largest state of the South American continent, occupying almost half of its area. Brazil is located on 8,511,965 km², 8,456,510 of the territory is land, which is equal to 5.67% of the entire land mass of the planet. Brazil is also one of the most populous countries in the world, with about 198.7 million inhabitants in 2009.
6th place. Australia, area - 7,686,850 km²
The sixth place in our ranking is occupied by Australia, the only state in the world that occupies an entire continent. Australia is located on 7,686,850 km², of which 7,617,930 km² is land, which is about 5.1% of the entire land area of the planet.
7th place. India, area - 3,287,590 km²
India is in the seventh place in the ranking of the largest countries, covering an area of 3,287,590 km², including 2,973,190 km² - the land part. In other words, its share is 2% of the entire land mass of the Earth. In addition, India is the second most populous country after China, with a population of 1,166.1 million.
8th place. Argentina, area - 2,776,890 km²
After Brazil, Argentina ranks second in size and population in the South American mainland. Its area is 2,776,890 km², 2,736,690 km² of land is on land, which is 1.8% of the entire land surface of the planet. The population of the Argentine state in 2009 was equal to 40.9 million people.
9th place. Kazakhstan, area - 2,717,300 km²
Kazakhstan occupies 2,717,300 km², of which 2,669,800 km² is land, which corresponds to 1.8% of the planet's land areas. A huge part of the territory of Kazakhstan - 58% - is deserts and semi-deserts.
10th place. Algeria, area - 2,381,740 km²
Algeria, with its 2,381,740 km², is the largest country in North Africa. Most of the country lies in the Sahara desert (80% of the total area).
P.S. 15th place. Sudan, area - 1,886,068 km²
In the northeast of the African continent, there is another large state of this continent - Sudan. It covers an area of 1,886,068 km². In addition, this state is the fifth in Africa in terms of population.
You ask, why in the TOP-10 to indicate the 15th place? The fact is that not so long ago it was Sudan that ranked tenth in the ranking of the largest countries in the world in terms of area, and now only 15th. 
Big numbers have always fascinated mankind, and if these numbers feed national pride, then even more so. It is an honor to be the largest country in Europe, but it is a hundred times more honor to occupy one of the largest territories by world standards. What is the largest country in the world? Readers will find out the answer from our rating, which lists largest countries in the world.
10. Algeria (2.4 million km 2)
The largest country in Africa opens the top 10 largest countries by area. Almost 80% of the territory of Algeria is occupied by the Sahara desert, so the most inhabited part of the country is the coast. Algiers also boasts the deepest cave on the African continent - Anu Ifflis, whose depth is 1170 meters.
9. Kazakhstan (2.7 million km2)
The second place among the CIS countries and the ninth in the world in terms of occupied territory is given to Kazakhstan - the largest state among the Turkic-speaking countries. And it is also the largest country in the world without access to the oceans. But Kazakhstan did not remain completely without seas - on its territory there are two large inland seas, the Caspian and Aral Seas, the first of which is considered the largest closed reservoir on Earth.
8. Argentina (2.8 million km2)
The eighth number among the largest countries in the world is Argentina - the second largest state Latin America. In terms of population, it is second only to Brazil and Colombia.
7. India (3.3 million km2)
Although India occupies only the seventh place in terms of territory, it is in second position in terms of population. More than 1.3 billion people live on the territory of India in 3.3 million km 2, and according to statistics, the population continues to increase. There are 357 people per km2 in India!
6. Australia (7.7 million km 2)
If India entirely occupies its own peninsula, then Australia has its own continent. The total area of Australia is 5.9 million km 2 (in total, the country accounts for 5% of the total above-water surface of the Earth), and only 24 million people live on it. It is the largest country in Oceania. And Australia is famous for its quality of life - in the ranking of the Human Development Index, the homeland of the kangaroo is in second place.
5. Brazil (8.5 million km2)
The largest state in Latin America has an area of 8.5 million km 2, on which 2.67% of the total population of the earth is relatively spacious, namely more than 205 million people. Thanks to these criteria, Brazil is considered the largest Catholic country in the world. The Amazon River, the largest river in the world, flows through Brazil.
4. USA (9.5 million km 2)
The area of the USA is 9.5 million km 2, and the population is 325 million people (fourth place on the planet, second only to India and China). Due to its size and extent, the United States is the only country in the world that boasts a full range of climatic zones on its territory, from the tropics to the arctic tundra.
3. China (9.6 million km2)
Big State - large population. Although China is in third place in terms of area (or rather, the United States and China dispute the third and fourth places, depending on whether the disputed territories belong to China or not), but in terms of population, it has long been in first place - on a territory of 9.6 million km2 is inhabited by 1.38 billion people. However, it is possible that India will soon become the leader in terms of population, as China has entered a phase of the second demographic transition, characterized by a decline in the birth rate. As of December 2016, India is only 82 million behind China.
2. Canada (10 million km 2)
The largest country in America. It is interesting that the second largest state in the world, in terms of population, is only in 38th place - 36 million people live on an area of 9.98 million km2. The Canadian population density is only 3.41 people per km2. 75% of Canada is in the north, and largest number The population is located in the south of the country, which is more favorable in terms of climate.
1. Russia (17.1 million km2)
And the largest country in the world in terms of territory is still Russia, its total area is 17 million km 2. The length of Russia's border is almost 61 thousand kilometers, and thanks to this length, it borders on eighteen other countries. 146.5 million people live on 1/6 of the land (the ninth position in the world in terms of population). The climatic diversity of Russia is second only to the United States - from the Arctic climate zone to the subtropical one.
